Travel game board and pegs



Oct. 13, 1953 H. J. FERLING 2,655,381

TRAVEL GAME BOARD AND PEGS Filed July 9, 1951 FIG. 2. 22 F|G.3.

- INVENTOR. HARRYJFERLING.

/ swag/5d ATTONEY Patented Oct. 13, 1953 BOARD AND PEGS :Harry Jo Ferllng, Baltimore, :Mfir

flv fia' tgfi i 1 I (or. ave-42o) Thi .mventiqa .r letes, t9. .eqasatiaea and amus me leYis, .5 4 .l. Mic... am e u in alertness .Pb ta .maa rqletion and menta .aaleul tlqawlis ia:.t1l...1lt9 Be 1 i e vedi. as with ri ...s., a abl ide ti and-than a eme h t e whe an a. hi h there is ,a, su .teb ..ceeas i it tabs .1 i 9 no ed,

Th re are v riou t es v games whi h re: qu r th us .o ,pee 'b are: item ;by the players wh n some h ng. occurs that ,regi ires th move en to ..a -rtice1er Q =a 9a. ..aa illu tra o r .emelqves i semester wi h playing the game. They each have a particular use and interest to the particular type of players thatare callediintothesgame. In this invention, the players are served with pegs set in reserve holes in a board an d made remqyable, to; be placed in pther holes pertain 1 representations of articles of common acquaintance, when they are seen. on the landscapeiwhere the playerssare travelling, 'I'husin travelling in-a vehicle such .as an automobile, .train, ,ship .or airplane, the "passing of a subjectlocated inithewicinitytpassed and also I pictorially represented on the.. -.b.oard callsfor the movement of a 'pegdrom thereserve hole in which iti normallylstored, tQ-th8rh018 provided in the representation xThe playersqby acting promptlymand wcorrectlytbuild upt-az score by their eiforts depending-on 1 their individual alertness and accuracy, untilsonel of themwins the game. The rules of the game are made to suit its purpose and facilities.

The invention has for its object the provision of a playing board and pegs that can be used by players, particularly during travelling in a vehicle, to improve their observational powers, competitive instincts and coordination between their eyes and hand.

Another object of the invention is to provide a new and improved playing board, portable enough to be carried and used while travelling in a vehicle, and requiring continual alertness and observation of environment, with the operation of pegs or the like to play the game effectively.

Other objects will become apparent as the in vention is more fully outlined.

For an understanding of the invention and the manner of playing the game involved, reference is made to the accompanying drawings, which show a particular form of the game by way of example. The following explanation in cooperation with the drawings makes the mode or playtion there is a white horse flarbitrarily used for thi statemen Fi g ure 4 i's a detail of the mechanical indica- .t se ssatedw a time? i Stopped byithe insertion of a peg in assesses hole; the view being shown in plan in-conjunctionwith a porsrtefifisla' s sls sl vaile qe th indicator, with dotted outlin e to show its position when 9Plfd P 1938; and

Figure fifisanleifilarged detail of a portion of the was ya a taste a pe ame hole.

" simil raststhte sh u h drawings. are represented by the same reference numerals.

'I'he board used in thisembodiment is preterand-a gated} leadingftoioi ie of the enclosures the termination of the game. Each of the above items from 12 to 20 inclusive has adjacent grom meted openings 2| and 26 in which the restricted sized shank 32 of a peg 22 can be inserted by the player at the proper time. Normally the pegs 22 are kept inserted in storage holes 2| arranged in a corner section 24 of the board, ready for removal and replacement in the individual peg holes 2| as the rules of the game indicate that it be located.

The grommeted opening 26 in the white horse outline is so located that the insertion of the shank of the peg 22 through it causes a cardboard indicator 21 to be tilted. When the indicator 2"! is tilted it rises from the face of the board It! and shows the player that the White Horse has been played. This finishes the game or may be used as a penalty. The indicator consists of a lever 28 fulcrumed on a piece 29 and aligned so the shank 32 will push against it when inserted through the peg hole 26 and make it rise conspicuously above the board level. Other boards 40 and 50, and pegs are nested in the box I!) to be used by other players.

The game can be played during travelling by distributing a series of the boards among the players. The players then hold the boards on their knees and watch the terrain as they travel; If they see a cow in a field, the player having a bow on his board immediately places a peg 32 in the hole 2| in the cow I3. If a gate is seen, then thepeg is placed in the hole 2| of the gate 19, and soon. If a White horse should appear in the neighborhood, the shank of a peg is inserted in the hole 26 of the horse and the indicator is raised to show the game is over, or it .l

may be a penalty and all players clear their boards and start over again.

The game may be played in other ways and the scenery of the board may be varied to suit. If the players are not travellingand wish to play 4 sees it first and operates the indicator will win or start all over again.

While but one general form of the invention is shown in the drawings and described in the specification, it is not desired to limit this application for patent to this particular form as it is appreciated that other forms of construction could be made that would use the same principles and come within the scope of the'appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

A game apparatus comprising a box, a, cover therefor, saidcover having printed on the upper surface thereof simulations of preselected animals and articles, the cover having a first set of holes therethrough, there being one such hole in the game, they refer to some suitable book and turn the pages until the various items show illustrated'on its various pages. When they so appear the pegs are used in the same way as that previously described. If pictorial cards are used the system followed is the same. In this way the game is not restricted unduly. Since the boards do not have the same items represented on them, one board could be filled with pegs before another, and the one first filled will be the winner.

It will be noted that the players are kept alert since the particular items on the scene may appear at any moment, and when they do so, the players can insert the pegs in the manner described or lose out if they dont. Coordination in the handling of the pegs is also required, and judgment and accuracy are needed to place the pegs in the right holes at the moment. In this Way interest is induced in the players and has considerable educational value. The board is made in the form of box for commercial reasons. This form is attractive and at the same time can be used for holding the pegs and instructions used in the game. The box raises up the cover to a height sufficient to permit the pegs to be inserted without obstruction.

In Figure 6, the outline AI is made arbitrarily that of a pig 4!, as it belongs to one of the nested boards. The grommet 42 is inserted in the peg hole to strengthen itand increase the life of the board, as Well as provide a conspicuous cell in which to insert the peg used in it. All the boards preferably have a White Horse operable in the manner already described, so that the player who proximity to each simulated animal and article 7 and there also being a second set of holes through the cover, a series of pegs having an enlarged head anda smaller cylindrical extension, said heads being retained on the'cover and said exten: sions protruding through saidcover into the box, said pegs lying in the holes of the second set and being manually movable therefrom and insertible in the hole corresponding to the animal and article called to the attention of the players, and an indicator pivoted to said cover and normally lying beneath the upper surface of the cover, said indicator having a stem extending beneath one of the holes of the first set, said indicator being tilted by the insertion of a peg in the 'last men-.- tioned hole to cause the aforesaid indicator to rise above the cover and remain in that position while the said last mentioned peg remains in said last mentioned hole.

' HARRY J. FEELING.

References Cited in the file of this patent V UNITED STATES PATENTS.

Number 2,270,566 Shue 'Jan. .20, 1942 

